List of Australian films of 1981

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1981
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Against the Grain: More Meat Than WheatTim BurnsMichael Callaghan, Sandy Edwards, Joy Burns, Mary Burns, Letham Burns, George Sutton, Mental as Anything, Robert Burns, Helen Grace, Greedy Smith, Lindsay SmithDramaIMDb
Airhawk: Star Of The NorthDavid BakerEric Oldfield, Louise Howitt, Michael Aitkens, Elli Maclure, Jonathan Oldham, Philip Ross, Richard Moss, David RobsonAction / Drama TV filmaka Air Hawk
Alison's BirthdayIan Coughlanfeature film[1]
Angels of WarGavan Daws, Hank NelsonDocumentaryIMDb
Around the World with DotYoram GrossAshley Arye, Drew Forsythe, Barbara Frawley, Ron Haddrick, Keith ScottAnimationIMDb
Ayers RockPaul WinklerShortIMDb
The Best of FriendsMichael RobertsonAngela Punch McGregor, Graeme Blundell, Ruth Cracknell, Henri Szeps, Graham Rouse, Moya O'Sullivan, Les Foxcroft, Mark Lee, Sonja Tallis, Deborah Gray, Serge Lazareff, Alan Becher, Ron Falk, Maggie Dence, Gordon McDougallComedy / RomanceIMDb
CentrespreadTony PatersonPaul Trahair, Kylie Foster, Ivor Louis, Jack Neate, Edson Annan, Mark WatsonDrama / Romance Feature film[1]
A Dangerous SummerQuentin MastersTom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett, Kim Deacon, Guy Doleman, Shane Porteous, Norman KayeDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
DeadlineArch NicholsonBarry Newman, Trisha Noble, Bill Kerr, Alwyn Kurts, Bruce Spence, Vincent Ball, John Ewart, Willie Fennell, Eric Pearce, Sean Scully, Robert Hughes, Wallas Eaton, Norman Kaye, Noel TrevarthenDrama / Thriller Feature film US Co-production
Doctors & NursesMaurice MurphyRebecca Rigg, Miguel Lopez, Pamela Stephenson, Bert Newton, Richard Meikle, Andrew McFarlane, Drew Forsythe, Mary Anne Davidson, Jeremy Larson, Graeme Blundell, Terry Bader, June Salter, Joshua Samuels, Sarah LambertFamily / Comedy Feature filmIMDb
Double DealBrian KavanaghLouis Jourdan, Angela Punch McGregor, Warwick Comber, Diane Craig, Bruce Spence, Peter Cummins, June Jago, Joan Letch, Kerry WalkerCrime / Drama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
GallipoliPeter WeirMel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Bill Hunter, Harold Hopkins, Robert Grubb, David Argue, Tim McKenzie, Ron GrahamDrama / War Feature filmIMDb
Grendel Grendel GrendelAlexander StittPeter UstinovAnimation / AdventureIMDb
Homicide SquadBob MeillonJohn Gregg, Roger Ward, Frank Gallacher, Andrew Clarke, Ken Goodlet, Susanne Haworth, Louise Howitt, Michael Pate, Maureen Edwards, John Ley, Peter Cummins, Kerry Francis, Max Phipps, Rosie Bailey, Jeff Ashby, Jon Geros, Alan Hardy, Adrian Wright, Garry Meadows, Alwyn Kurts, Betty Lucas, Peter KowitzDrama / Thriller TV film / TV Pilotaka The Squad
HoodwinkClaude WhathamJohn Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Dennis Miller, Max Cullen, Wendy Hughes, Les Foxcroft, Colin Friels, Paul Chubb, Ralph Cotterill, Wendy Strethlow, Willie Fennell, Ray Meagher, Michael Caton, Paul Sonkkila, Lex Marinos, Geoffrey Rush, Martin VaughanCrime / Comedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb
The Killing of Angel StreetDonald CrombieElizabeth Alexander, John Hargreaves, Reg Lye, Alexander Archdale, Arkie Whiteley, Ric Herbert, Caz Lederman, Gordon McDougall, David Downer, Brendon Lunney, Allen Bickford, Norman KayeDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb, Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival[2]
Lady Stay DeadTerry BourkeChard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls, Les Foxcroft, Roger Ward, James ElliottDrama / Horror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
Mad Max 2: The Road WarriorGeorge MillerMel Gibson, Mike Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen, Arkie Whiteley, Kjell Nilsson, William ZappaAction / Drama Feature filmIMDb
The Myth MakersJonathan DawsonDocumentary ShortIMDb
NightmaresJohn Lamondfeature film[1]
Pacific BananaJohn D. LamondGraeme Blundell, Robin Stewart, Deborah Gray, Helen Hemingway, Luan Peters, Alan Hopgood, Alyson BestComedy Feature filmIMDb
Puberty BluesBruce BeresfordNell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Alan Cassell, Kirrily Nolan, Rowena Wallace, Tony Hughes, Sandy Paul, Leander Brett, Jay Hackett, Ned Lander, Joanne Olsen, Julie Medana, Michael Shearman, Dean Dunstone, Kate SheilComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb
Race for the Yankee ZephyrDavid HemmingsKen Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence, Harry Rutherford-Jones, Robert Bruce, Grant TillyAction / Adventure Feature film shot in New ZealandIMDb, aka " Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr"[3]
Road GamesRichard FranklinStacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Bill Stacey, Thaddeus Smith, Stephen Millichamp, Alan Hopgood, Robert Thompson, Grant Page, Angie La BozettaDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
Run Rebecca, Run!Peter MaxwellSimone Buchanan, Henri Szeps, John Stanton, John Ewart, Cornelia Frances, Mary Anne Severne, John Stanton, Adam Garnett, Ron Haddrick, Martin Vaughan, Peter SumnerFamily Drama Feature filmIMDb
Save the LadyLeon ThauMiranda Cartledge, Robert Clarkson, Matthew Excell, Kim Clifford, John Cobley, Desmond Tester, Barry Rugless, John Stone, Guy Marchand, Bill KerrAdventure Family Feature filmIMDb
Strange BehaviorMichael LaughlinMichael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor,Horror / Thriller Feature film shot in New ZealandIMDb, AKA "Dead Kids"[4]
Strange ResiduesAlex ProyasColin Freganza, Kathy FentonShortIMDb
The SurvivorDavid HemmingsRobert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Peter Sumner, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch-McGregor, Lorna Lesley, Paul Sonkkila, Adrian Wright, Ralph CotterillDrama / Mystery / Thriller Feature film[1]
Viva! San FerminIvor BowenDocumentaryIMDb
Winter of Our DreamsJohn DuiganJudy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Cathy Downes, Peter Mochrie, Mervyn Drake, Robert Hughes, Caz Lederman, Mercia Deane-Johns, Gia CaridesDrama Feature filmIMDb, Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival[5]
Wrong Side of the RoadNed LanderRonnie Ansell, Peter Butler, Franco Carli, Sam Cohen, John Francis, Donald Freshwater, Leslie Graham, Ken Hampton Jr., Chris Haywood, Christian Jocumsen, Chris JonesDocumentary / Biography / Drama / Music Feature filmIMDb

See also

References
  1. Al Clark, ed. (1983). The Film Year Book.
  2. "The Killing of Angel Street | Der Tod der Engelstrasse". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981) - IMDb, retrieved 24 May 2021
  4. Strange Behavior (1981) - IMDb, retrieved 24 May 2021
  5. "1983 :: Moscow International Film Festival". moscowfilmfestival.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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